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{{Short description|American indie rock group}}
'''Salem 66''' was an American [[indie (music)|indie]]-[[Rock music|rock]] group formed in 1982 by Judy Grunwald, Elisabeth Kaplan and Susan Merriam.<ref name=SPIN85>{{Cite journal |date=December 1985 |title=Not the Paisley Underground |journal=SPIN |volume=1 |issue=8 |page=11 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CBAN_GTP9B4C&q=%22Salem+66%22&pg=PA11 |access-date=2010-12-29 }}</ref> At the time, a serious almost-all-female rock band was somewhat unusual. Through the band's existence, it added and subtracted members, including Robert Wilson Rodriguez, Stephen Smith, Tim Condon, and Jim Vincent. Salem 66 lasted until 1989 and was an important part of the [[Boston]] alternative indie music scene. They recorded and released records on [[Homestead Records]], a label founded by [[Gerard Cosloy]]. Their music was described as [[folk punk]], but they could be called [[jangle pop]] and a loose association can be made with the [[Paisley Underground]] and groups such as [[R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M.]]
==Discography==
All recordings were released by Homestead Records:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Salem+66 |title=Salem 66 discography |year=2010 |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date=2010-12-29 }}</ref>
*1984 - ''Salem 66'' - <small>Six-song 12" EP</small>
*1984 - "Across the Sea" b/w "Pony Song" - <small>vinyl 7" 45rpm single</small>
*1985 - "Love & Truth" b/w "Primavera" - <small>vinyl 7" 45rpm single</small>
*1985 - ''A Ripping Spin'' - <small>vinyl LP</small>
*1987 - ''Frequency and Urgency'' - <small>vinyl LP</small>
*1988 - ''Natural Disasters, National Treasures'' - <small>vinyl LP, CD</small>
*1990 - ''Down the Primrose Path'' - <small>vinyl LP, CD</small>
In 1987, Homestead released ''Your Soul Is Mine, Fork It Over'', an 18-song [[compilation album|retrospective]] CD combining selections from all the vinyl-only releases.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/your-soul-is-mine-fork-it-over-r17293 |title=Your Soul Is Mine, Fork It Over |year=2010 |publisher=AllMusic.com |access-date=2010-12-29 }}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Homestead Records]]
==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=salem_66  Trouser Press: Salem 66'']
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091027100257/http://geocities.com/nemsbook/s/salem66.htm New England Music Scrapbook: Salem 66"]
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[[Category:Musical groups established in 1982]]
[[Category:Homestead Records artists]]
[[Category:Indie rock musical groups from Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Boston]]
[[Category:1982 establishments in the United States]]